Thursday, January 7

• Aronofsky's Robocop Put On Hold

  It seems Darren Aronofsky will have to wait a little longer to resurrect the Robocop franchise, if he ever gets a chance at all. Moviehole reports that Aronfsky's reimagining has been nixed by MGM in the midst of the studio's financial woes.

  The info comes from one of the writers for Robocop Archive, who explained in writing some other reasons for the project's momentary freezing.

  I've spoken with Phoenix Pictures [and] asked them about the status of Robocop ... they told me that the project is on hold. The problem is that Mary Parent, Chairperson of MGM, wants a 3-D movie for the new Robocop. But, as you know, Darren Aronofsky is a real artist and he's not interested in Gimmicks like 3-D, CGI, Filming digital. He wants to do everything as real (organic) as possible just like The Fountain.

  With the success of Avatar, it's unlikely that public lust for 3-D will subside anytime soon, so that's bad news for Aronofsky, if he sticks to his guns. It's too bad, because Aronfosky's plans for the movie did not sound similar to Paul Verhoeven's 1987 movie in any way, but seemed like a brand new imagining of the story in a completely different setting.

  In the meantime, Aronofsky is busy shooting Black Swan, which stars Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, and Winona Ryder, and is due out sometime later this year. He will also direct and produce a movie based on the robbery committed at the Securitas Depot in England three years ago. The crime, which was covered extensively by the BBC, ended up representing the largest amount of currency stolen in a single heist in Britain's history.

  
  

  Posted 01/07/2010 by Rich Z

  Related: Natalie Portman | Paul Verhoeven | Winona Ryder | Mila Kunis | Darren Aronofsky | RoboCop | Black Swan

Tuesday, November 10

• Winona Ryder Makes a Comeback in Aronofsky's Black Swan

  Since 2002's Mr. Deeds (and an incident with shoplifting), Winona Ryder kept herself quietly busy with indie fare like Sex and Death 101 and The Informers — until she played Spock's mother in Star Trek.

  Now Ryder has signed on to star in Darren Aronofsky's supernatural thriller Black Swan, according to THR. Set in the world of New York's ballet scene, Black Swan follows a dancer (Natalie Portman) whose rival (Mila Kunis) may be a figment of the her imagination. Ryder will play an older dancer. Barbara Hershey and Vincent Cassell are also joining the cast in unspecified roles.

  Black Swan, which starts production in New York at the end of the year, has a script by Aronofsky and Mark Heyman. Fox Searchlight, who distributed Aronofsky's The Wrestler, is negotiating to co-finance and distribute the movie.

  Ryder can be seen next in The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, which opens in limited release later this month.

  
  

  Posted 11/10/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Winona Ryder | Darren Aronofsky | Black Swan | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

Tuesday, April 28

• Deleted Scenes and New Clips from Star Trek

  Trek Movie has a good rundown of scenes that have been deleted from the final cut of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek. One scene, which actually made it onto a trailer but not the big screen version of the movie, shows Amanda (Winona Ryder) and Sarek (Ben Cross) holding baby Spock. Another involves Kirk's alcoholic, abusive uncle. The most interesting and longest cut, though, was a whole subplot showing how Nero managed to escape the Klingon prison planet Rura Penthe. Bits of this one made it onto one of the trailers as well. To see these scenes in full, we'll have to wait for the DVD.

  Meanwhile, another collection of clips that did make the final cut has been released, including some extended versions of scenes available earlier and some new footage of the Romulans.

  
  

  Posted 04/28/2009 by Bill

  Related: Winona Ryder | J.J. Abrams | Ben Cross | Star Trek

Tuesday, November 20

• Spock's dad cast in new Star Trek prequel

  According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ben Cross has joined the crew on the Starship Enterprise.
  
  The British actor has been cast as Spock's father in the J.J. Abrams'-directed upcoming Star Trek prequel for Paramount.
  
  Cross will play the father of Zachary Quinto, who has been cast as the young Spock, and husband to the human Amanda (Winona Ryder). Leonard Nimoy, who originated the role, also will be a part of the film.
  
  The movie, which began filming this month, revolves around the early days of the Enterprise crew.
  
  

  Posted 11/20/2007 by

  Related: Winona Ryder | Ben Cross | Zachary Quinto | Star Trek

Friday, November 9

• Ryder to play Spock's inappropriately hot mom in new Trek flick

  The already robust cast of JJ Abrams' upcoming Star Trek prequel has expanded again, with Variety reporting that Winona Ryder (Mr. Deeds, Saks Fifth Avenue Security Camera) has been cast as the Vulcan mother of young Spock, who'll be played by Heroes' Zachary Quinto.

  The prequel's story, written by Transformers scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, chronicles the Enterprise crew's heady Starfleet Academy days, when Spock, James T. Kirk, Scotty and Dr. McCoy all met for the first time.

  While little is known about the film's plot, Ryder's casting does provide some insight into the roots of Mr. Spock's famously impassive personality. Clearly traumatized by his peers' constant ogling of his hot mom, a sensitive young Spock must have had no choice but to shut down his emotions entirely, direct his rage inward and seek refuge in the cold, clinical realm of "logic."

  
  

  Posted 11/09/2007 by reelz

  Related: Winona Ryder | Zachary Quinto | Star Trek

Tuesday, October 30

• Casting news: Wright Penn, Ryder, Moore and Kravitz

  Director Rebecca Miller (The Ballad of Jack and Rose) will be bringing her novel, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, to the screen. The indie dramedy will star Robin Wright Penn, Julianne Moore, and Winona Ryder in a story about a middle aged woman whose husband leaves her for a younger woman.

  And overrated rocker Lenny Kravitz is going to make his screen acting debut in Push, an adaptation of Sapphire's bestselling novel about a pregnant Harlem teenager whose life is changed by a teacher at an alternative school.

  
  

  Posted 10/30/2007 by reelz

  Related: Winona Ryder | Robin Wright Penn | Rebecca Miller | Lenny Kravitz

Thursday, October 11

• The real names of your favorite stars

  Would you be excited about seeing a western starring Marian Morrison? Or a screwball comedy starring Archibald Leach? How about a security surveillance video of Winona Horowitz shoplifting? John Wayne, Cary Grant and Winona Ryder are just a few of the hundreds of Hollywood icons who chose to adopt an alias before becoming stars. The Dailies crew recently went behind the scenes to find out why the practice has been so prevalent in Tinseltown over the years. Click here to watch the segment, then check out our list of the real names of some of your favorite stars.

  
  
  

  Fake Names

  Dailies looks at actors who've chosen to change their names.

  Posted 10/11/2007 by reelz

  Related: ReelzChannel Movie News | Cary Grant | John Wayne | Winona Ryder

Friday, September 21

• Winona Ryder mounting her comeback?

  Winona Ryder has been laying low for the past few years after that whole shoplifting thing, but times, they are a changin'.

  Ryder has just signed on to the Bret Easton Ellis adaptation, The Informers, a drama about the seedy side of Los Angeles circa the 1980s. She will play a woman recently dumped by her movie producer boyfriend. Gregor Jordan (Ned Kelly) will direct.

  Source: The Guardian.

  
  

  Posted 09/21/2007 by reelz

  Related: Winona Ryder